Monday, December 19, 2016

QUOTES 12/19/2016

“I felt thwarted by a particular obstacle . . . and could see that I couldn't go any further . . . She described positioning her naked body in the scene as an act of defiance ‘to being stopped’.  Being a women, she said there were often expectations including self-regulation and a wariness to enter certain spaces because of a feeling of vulnerability.  ‘So taking off my clothes was like a way of compensating for that, and an act of defiance in occupying these spaces . . .” – Catherine Shields, http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-07-04/defiant-castlemaine-artist-reclaims-left-over-railway-spaces/7567456

“If walking in the woods I come upon a blackbird or a coyote, my attitude is reverent wonder at their life and presence, not an attempt to gauge just how ‘attractive’ they might be versus their peers.  My ideal is we see fellow people like that - delighted at their life force and personality, and adding in the details as an after-thought; perhaps our fancy tickled by certain physical traits, but not to the point of losing their personhood.” – Ethan Willard, http://modelsocietymagazine.com/the-embody-project/

“Many naturists feel a significant urge to be naked whenever practical.  It’s almost as though being naked is an emotional ‘need’ that they have. . . There are often many other ways to satisfy each need.  But in each case, nakedness can be a key factor in the need satisfaction . . . If you happen to find a way that being naked satisfies any of these needs (in a socially responsible way), then the nakedness in effect becomes a need that you have.  It’s analogous, for example, if you’re a good musician who can satisfy some of your important needs by performing in front of an audience.  In that case, musical performance becomes a real need for you.  It may be necessary to make a little or a lot of effort to find opportunities to perform.  But you will do it because you need to. . . Naturists would be well-advised to understand the reasons to consider nakedness a genuine type of need, because they will be better able to explain to others exactly and convincingly why they are naturists.” - https://naturistphilosopher.wordpress.com/2016/06/07/is-there-a-human-need-for-being-naked/

“There are people who masquerade as naturists in order to attempt to attach some legitimacy to their sordid activities, but naturists abhor such things.  We believe that naturism is a lifestyle that is worthy of respect.  Anything which is inappropriate in any ordinary public setting, except for nudity, is also inappropriate in a naturist setting.  Our morals are no different from the rest of society.” – Bill Bowser, https://notquiteold.wordpress.com/2015/04/07/the-naked-truth/#comments

“Nudism is beautiful and convenient.” - https://rfgjga1992.wordpress.com/2016/04/28/lets-do-all-this-to-promote-nudism/

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